Electrical connector.



T. R-HODUS.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR.

APPLICATloN' FILED Juive-,1917.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918 at wenn tirar@ ,fog ai rf ra ttniiliailal fnililittllitllia,

ELECTRICAL CGNNECTOR.

To all whom t may concern; y Be it known that I, THOMAS RHoDUs, a citizen of the United Sta-tes oli' America,

' and a resident of Chicago, in the countyT of adapted `tor connection in a readily detachable manner to the varied forms of terminal. stems'or posts of primary batteries of different makes, all as will hereinafter more fully appear, in the accompanying drawmg:-

Figure l is an elevation of a pri/mary hattery having the present improvement applied.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the connector block.

Fig. 3, is a perspective View ot' the same.

Fig. 4, is a section on. line v -w, Fig. 2.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in the several lviews.

Referringto the drawing, l designates a primary electric battery having the usual terminal poles or stems 2, 8 adapting the same for connection with the usual line Wires 4, 5 loy connecting means as follows:

6 designates a connecting block ot' a cyl-' indrieal or other suitable torni, .individual to a line Wire aforesaid, and formed with a socket or recess '7 'for the reception of one end oit the said line wire, the connection heing made permanent preferably by the usual soldering operation.

8 designates an oriice oit an approxi.'- mately round forno extending preferably through the block 1 iii preferably parallel relation to the aforesaid socket or recess 7, and adapted to receive a terminal stern 3 ot' the battery, when said stem is of a round or approximately round form.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application led July 9, 1.9i?. eriei No. Moglie.

9 designates a companion orifice or passage oi: an elongated form and preferably 4opening through the side oi the blocle as shown. .in the present invention the oritice or passage t) preferably arranged to intersect or open into oriiice S aforesaid, and is adapted to receive a terminal stem 2 of the battery, when said stem is ot a` fiat plate form. y

l() designates a clamping screw having' screw-ihrended engagement in a lateral orifice in the connecting block o. tiaid orilice opens in common into the above described orifices and theo thatthe elanipingscrow i() is adapted to have holding engagement 'with a battery stem 'l or 3, occupying either orilice o it' round,l or oril'ice 9, if otherwise, to lirinly clamp the parts together and main tain the same in electrical contact.

Having thus Vfully described my said invention, what l claim as non' and desire to secure by Leters Patent, isz-W l. An electrical connector comprisingr` :i block adapted for permanent connection to a line wire and formed with an approxiv mately round oriiice and an elongated orilice arranged in intersectingT relation, and a clamping screw common to both of said orilices, substantially as set forth.

2.,i'in electrical connector comprising a block formed with a socket recess ior pormanent connection to a line `wire and with an approximately round oritiee andl an elongated orifice arranged in intersecting,` relation, and a clamping screw common to both ot' said orifices, anl'istantially as set. forth.

3. An electrical connector comprising a hiocl adapted for connection to a line wire and formed Withv an approximately round oritiee and an elongated recess, and a clamp ing screw einninon to said orifice and said recess, .f-aihstantially as set forth.

Signed at Chicago, illinois, this 7th day ot' July, i917?.

THGMAS RHODS. 

